Cubbie Conference December 10, 2026 in San Francisco Get tickets

Free for buyers. Always.

No buyer fees, markups, or surcharges. Eligible purchases completed at Cubbie checkout earn 1% back in Cubbie Points.

$0Buyer fee

What buyers get

Discover

Trust-ranked product search

Search software ranked organically by quality, not ad spend.

Domain & category directory

Browse software by domain and category.

Software Advisor (AI)

Stack-aware AI assistant that recommends tools based on your gaps and budget.

Side-by-side comparisons

Compare any two products on pricing, integrations, and trust signals.

Curated collections

Hand-picked product lists for common use cases: onboarding, finance ops, AI infra, etc.

Marketplace workspace

Full-page workspace to research, save, and organize products into shortlists.

Buy

Eligible on-platform checkout

Complete eligible Cubbie-checkout offers without leaving the platform. Quote and verified-link offers use their matching handoff.

Verified vendor offers

Pre-negotiated discounts validated directly with vendors.

Buyer approval workflows

Route purchases through finance, IT, or security with role-based reviewer policies.

Procurement audit trail

Every approval, signature, and payment recorded on a hash-chained audit log built for compliance reviews.

Seat assignment tracking & assistance

Track who holds each license, keep an audit trail of requested changes, and use supported integrations or guided vendor-side steps when reassignment is available.

Manage

Stack auto-discovery

Connect a supported spend or identity source, or upload a CSV, to build your software inventory.

Subscription management

Centralized view of every renewal, contract, and seat count across your stack.

Renewal calendar & alerts

Get reminders well before any renewal, on a lead time you control, so nothing auto-charges by surprise.

Security alerts

Get alerts about reported breaches and exploited vulnerabilities affecting software in your stack

Usage tracking

Use supported vendor data to spot active and dormant seats, then plan and record vendor-side license changes.

Health scoring

Per-tool health scores combining usage, satisfaction, security, and price benchmarks.

Optimize

Stack gap analysis

Identify duplicates, missing categories, and over-provisioned tools.

Industry benchmarks

See how your stack and spend compare to peer companies in your size + industry.

Optimization recommendations

Concrete suggestions to consolidate, downgrade, or replace tools.

Renewal negotiation prep

Auto-generated negotiation packets with usage data, alternatives, and benchmark pricing.

Budget rules & threshold gates

Set per-category and per-vendor spend thresholds. Purchases above the limit auto-route to finance approval.

Earn

1% Cubbie Points on eligible checkout purchases

Earn back on eligible purchases completed at Cubbie checkout. Redeem as personal rewards, team experiences, or company credits based on policy.

Live reward catalog

Redeem the personal, team, and company rewards currently available in your account's live catalog. Availability and fulfillment method are shown before you spend Points.

Enterprise controls

High-value redemptions include approval routing, audit trails, and tax-ready reward records.

Integrate

Cubbie API

REST API for stack inventory, recommendations, renewal calendar, and Points ledger access.

Enterprise SSO

Connect a supported SAML identity provider when configured for your workspace.

Identity connection

Pull supported inventory and user signals from an available workspace identity connection.

CSV import / export

Round-trip your stack data with finance, ITAM, or BI tools.

Trust & Security

Read-only OAuth scopes

We pull metadata only. We never read emails, files, calendars, or message contents.

Audit log

Append-only record of account, approval, payment, and admin activity.

Buyer-only deal verification

Cubbie verifies offers directly with vendors before publishing. No fake discounts.

Disconnect any time

Revoke OAuth or delete account at will. Data export available on request.

Vendor economics

Listing and organic ranking are free. Transaction fees apply when Cubbie sources a buyer.

Vendors

$0listing fee

List your product for free. No setup costs, no monthly subscription, no pay-to-rank. Transaction fees apply when a deal closes; campaigns are optional.

5%new deals

First-year fee on a new customer acquired through Cubbie.

1%renewals

Applies when the customer renews through Cubbie.

Example: A $10,000 annual deal costs $500 in year one and $100 per renewal.

Buyers

$0buyer fee

The vendor commission is separate and is never passed to the buyer.

+1%Cubbie Points

Earn Points on eligible purchases completed at Cubbie checkout.

Example: An eligible $10,000 Cubbie-checkout purchase earns 1,000 Cubbie Points.

Ranking integrity

Search and directory ranking are organic and trust-weighted. Sponsored placements are labeled and never displace organic results.